Apart from coins, I actively collect banknotes, stamps, military medals, vintage literature, and really anything else that happens to catches my fancy. My collection, my rules, no?
I'm no longer active in buying stamps (kind of lost interest after I got a penny black) and nowadays my only stamps are the ones I get for free with coins, or the ones on Ebay packages that I like to cut out and keep (not usually worth anything, but seems like a shame to throw them away with the envelope).
Military medals (not really interested in civilian ones) I only come across at a reasonable price once in a blue moon, and even then I usually divert my resources to coins and banknotes, which medals certainly take a secondary status to.
For old books, I started a topic on that a while back, and I enjoy reading them, although anything with fancy binding is going to be expensive. Instead I often buy paperbacks, usually if they're historically interesting (e.g. political pamphlets from the Revolution).
1. Stamps. Not as actively as coins.
2. Banknotes. Rarely.
3. Old objects, pre-1917. Rarely.
4. Keys. Only one to go until I have a "full" key collection.
I have a functional collection of frisbee golf discs that I use for playing. I'm up to about 25 of them now.
I also have a collection of semi precious stones (Jade, topaz, agate, jasper, etc) some I've found, some I've picked up from the local rock hunters club fairs and some I've bought from rock shops.
- Stamps (see here)
- Beer mats (see here)
- Postcards (cities) (see here)
- Postcards (advertising) (see here)
- Sticker albuns (see here)
- Banknotes
...
and some other stuff, but not actively.
Besides coins and banknotes, I collect anything from Ping. For people who don't know. Ping is a golf brand founded by Karsten Solheim. Both my kids have golf related names. My daughter who is 11 is named after Annika Sorenstam. They share the same birthday. My son is named after Karsten Solheim. I have every single Ping iron ever made since the first one came out in 1961. About 55 putters and lots of other stuff.
Quote: "Eerovisser"Besides coins and banknotes, I collect anything from Ping. For people who don't know. Ping is a golf brand founded by Karsten Solheim. Both my kids have golf related names. My daughter who is 11 is named after Annika Sorenstam. They share the same birthday. My son is named after Karsten Solheim. I have every single Ping iron ever made since the first one came out in 1961. About 55 putters and lots of other stuff.
Wow, I'm nowhere close on disc golf stuff but I'm making a start
Quote: "Monninen1"4. Keys. Only one to go until I have a "full" key collection.
Out of curiosity, what constitutes a "full" key collection?
I'm a bit late, but the "key collection" I want isn't very big. It includes:
1. One modern key - Done
2. One key from the 1980s - Done
3. One key from the 1940s - Done
4. One key from the late 19th century/early 20th century - Done
5. One key from the late 18th century/ early/middle 19th century - Done
6. A key over 1000 years of age - Not done
Stamps - Major collections NZ and most British commonwealth countries
Nearly all on pages like this (Self printed and professional web albums)
Prince stuff - Music, books and ephemera related to Prince (1958 - 2016) the greatest Musician that ever lived
Books in general - particularly NZ history, Gay issues, Maori issues, Archaeology, History and Architecture
Old Records - 78s, 45s etc.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Silver coins were among the first coins ever used, thousands of years ago. The silver standard was used for centuries in many places of the world. And the use of silver for coins, instead of other materials, has many reasons.
Since 2016, I started collecting fridge magnets of places/cities I’ve been to. Recently made space on the wall to display my collection once it became too much for the fridge lol
I've posted this on the discord as well, but I have a modest collection of various space and space-related hardware. I'm a big space nut and I like collecting parts of space history. I'm only looking for a part that actually had a practical function during the space mission- a pin that was carried to space for the sole purpose of selling to collectors after getting home doesn't cut it.
Most of the items in my collection have been to space, and all of them were once part of a spacecraft. Only one part's never actually been on a mission, and that's part of a Soviet 2nd generation Buran shuttle that was about 10% complete by the time the USSR fell. I'm unable to verify whether my piece of a graphite rudder from a V2/A4 ever actually went to space, but everything else has been.
Current inventory:
Buran thermal tile from Orbiter 2.03
Graphite rudder fragment from V2/A4
Small piece of kapton foil from Apollo 11 Command Module
Large fragment of Japanese H-IIB rocket fairing (Flight 3)
Small shavings of bolt used to seal the hatch of Vostok 1
Looking for bits and pieces of the Chinese and Indian space programs. The Chinese are notoriously secretive about their space program even today, and the only bit that I've ever seen is a bit of rocket skin that currently resides in the Hong Kong Space Museum that was donated by the Chinese government. Grand prize would be something from a really obscure/secretive program, for example a South Korean KSLV, Israeli Shavit, Iranian Simorgh, Ukrainian Zenit, North Korean Taepodong or Unha. If I ever get any one of these, it'll likely be the crown jewel of my collection.
I'm hoping that in the future I'll get enough money to buy entire rockets and spacecraft and make a museum. Russia's got a few dozen used Soyuz capsules just lying around in Kazakhstan, don't think they'd mind if I take one of them off their hands...
光復香港 時代革命
五大訴求 缺一不可
Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times
I have over 2,700 books!
- by author: Clive Cussler, Dave Barry, Harry Turtledove, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Jack London
- by subject: submarines, time travel, American Revolution, Pacific theater of WW2- My oldest book was published in Dublin in 1795.
78rpm records: I have over 800. Most of them are from the 1940s, but they cover the entire 1905-1955 range. The collection includes complete albums, foreign releases, and first editions from Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra. Stamps: 3,500 of these. This is my youngest collection, and the one I put the least effort into. I have absorbed a few whole collections and bulk lots.
Boardgames: I have over 500 of them. Most are modern (1993-present), but the oldest ones are from the 1950s. I have a particular fondness for classic Asian games like mahjong and go.
Quote: "COINMAN1"The photograph is for a previous member, Roublizer, who commented earlier of his love for ammunition.
This is mine.
As you can see at the bottom of the photograph, I collect I few other bits too
I wish we could do that here in HK- no, not even spent cases. 14 years in jail.
光復香港 時代革命
五大訴求 缺一不可
Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times
First of all, I wuould say that I will be happy to trade the duplicate and the items that I don’t collect for coins or new items of the collected categories
I collect
mistery books in Italian and English
cook books in Italian, English, French, Panish and Portuguese
coffe makers
very small glasses used for sweet liqueurs
egg holders for the eggs a la couque
hotel keys in form of a card
security instructions of airplanes
I have also a lot of the following items, but I don’t collect them
Quote: "COINMAN1"The photograph is for a previous member, Roublizer, who commented earlier of his love for ammunition.
This is mine.
As you can see at the bottom of the photograph, I collect I few other bits too
Just a little bit of info, just to make it even more interesting.
The large shell in the centre, is around 36 inches tall with a 150mm calibre. It is dated 1915 and is from either a German warship or howitzer. There is German writing around the primary fuse which I have never translated, even though I bought it in the early 1970's for £12.00.
My smallest is bullets 7.62mm
Bluehawk.
As for starting! If you look just in front of the large shell, you can see shells with a green projectile in each one. These were my grandfathers. Dated 1938. 40mm Ack-Ack
As for stories, I expect it would be in 4 or 5 volumes.
Went to a small market in South Wales last year, and a guy had a shell dated 1944. Instant reminder of D-Day, so thought this is going to be expensive. Cheekily, I asked for his best price, and he replied £10.00. I think I nearly broke his hand when I took it from him.
Seen a few in a local antique shop at over £60.00 for smaller sizes
Quote: "Frenchlover"and, it’s not really a collection but I try to store all my discs by making dedicated fournitures
Any particular artists you own?
Also your Compact Disc collection is like 10% the size of what we’ve got. Our CD collection fits in 1 cabinet similar to yours 2 drawers out of 4 (rest cassettes) and a quarter of a another cabinet with DVD, VHS and vinyls.
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For other collections I have that are not numismatic related.
I have a modest collection of postcards from 1918-now from my travels around the world.
Also I collect automotive brochures mostly newer cars but I do have a couple from the late 80s which were handed down from my parents.
Finally the thing that you can call a collection is Airline amenity kits from the last 6 years but I do own Concorde inflight kit which I bought from Ebay about 3 years ago.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Quote: "Worldwide collection"Any particular artists you own?
I reviewed all the classical music with a particular affection for Sergueï Rachmaninov and Olivier Messiaen, the pop music, I might be the only French to get all the records of Daryl Hall & John Oates , the French singers on the fringes of the mass distribution (them at least have something to say ...) and the Jazz with Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, only with these two artists there are already dozens of records
I threw away all my vinyls and my cassettes ; the quality obtained by the CDs, the dynamics, particularly for the classical music makes my old supports useless. It amuses me a lot to see young people again interested in vinyls, a fashion phenomenon no doubt, the sound is round like a balloon.
Quote: "Worldwide collection"Any particular artists you own?
I reviewed all the classical music with a particular affection for Sergueï Rachmaninov and Olivier Messiaen, the pop music, I might be the only French to get all the records of Daryl Hall & John Oates , the French singers on the fringes of the mass distribution (them at least have something to say ...) and the Jazz with Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, only with these two artists there are already dozens of records
I threw away all my vinyls and my cassettes ; the quality obtained by the CDs, the dynamics, particularly for the classical music makes my old supports useless. It amuses me a lot to see young people again interested in vinyls, a fashion phenomenon no doubt, the sound is round like a balloon.
Interesting I’m not really into music but I can tolerate certain music such as classical and most music from the 50s to the early 2000s where the numbers of songs I don’t mind dwindle to 1 in 2017.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
To enter in our secret gardens, here are some nuggets that I will not let me listen to:
In classical music, what was my amazement in the 80s to discover this Chilean who reinvented Chopin's nocturnes. Everything was new in his interpretation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUdoxvigIl8
For me Jazz is the roots of a civilization and this interpretation of the "dance of fire" by Aziza Zadeh from Azerbaijan is the archetype. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA13_DAGA1g
The big grey owl reminds me of the Duolingo bird.
May be, specialized in egg cooking time reminder !
I like also to collect stamps, especially of vanished countries
and science fiction books, but I gave most of my books to a school library.
I really kept the essentials ...
Quote: "GoldenGarfield"What I collect besides coins and banknotes:
Aviation memorabilia (especially amenity kits and teaspoons)
historical memorabilia of any kind (my collection here is huge)
Which kits from what Airline do you own?
Ive got:
3 from British airways Concorde (bought from Ebay about 3 years ago)
American Airlines Brochure
2 Kuwait airways Business class kit.
1 British airways business class kit.
3 Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy class kit.
United cup which are available from the lavatories.
Emirates Economy kit.
Emirates Business class kit.
Emirates Toothbrush and paste kit from the Business class lounge.
Etihad headphone bag.
Etihad Sick bag.
Also if you can can you pin point what is in your large historical memorabilia collection.
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Quote: "Frenchlover"To enter in our secret gardens, here are some nuggets that I will not let me listen to:
In classical music, what was my amazement in the 80s to discover this Chilean who reinvented Chopin's nocturnes. Everything was new in his interpretation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUdoxvigIl8
For me Jazz is the roots of a civilization and this interpretation of the "dance of fire" by Aziza Zadeh from Azerbaijan is the archetype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA13_DAGA1g
And it is always in the east, that Gulden Goksen makes Turkish illuminations sparkle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5tNzNRtPNI
And to finish the new French scene is intended only for those who can understand the language of Molière
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8znDLbazI
Interesting.👍
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
It's Friday night, why not fly to San Fransico where three of the most talented guitarists improvised a long time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIjbs5zOqUg
but of course when the blue and the pink panther get involved ...
When you talk about Jazz, there are the standards… can you believe that they all play the same theme but with so many variations… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mPkC6eyTQc
Thanks for your encouragement
A few songs to listen to with your eyes closed.
It's Friday night, why not fly to San Fransico where three of the most talented guitarists improvised a long time ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIjbs5zOqUg
but of course when the blue and the pink panther get involved ...
When you talk about Jazz, there are the standards… can you believe that they all play the same theme but with so many variations…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mPkC6eyTQc
These two are brilliant especially the second one because it feels like either that I’m in a bar with a date with that music in the background in the late 50s.
Sadly the other two are not my cup of tea.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection. I used to collect shells as well.
I've been collecting coins for the longest period of time, though. Dice come a close second.
Architecture Grad | Visual Artist | Coin Collector
Renacimiento Manila | Origami Pilipinas | UP TFA | Climate Reality https://www.instagram.com/abonymous916/
Quote: "ABonymous"Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection.
It seems that there are many duplicates in this box, was that intentional?
Quote: "ABonymous"Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection.
It seems that there are many duplicates in this box, was that intentional?
Have a nice day to colleagues.
I wanted to awaken the collector's passion in my grandchildren, I bought them a bag of semi-precious stones to sort , fun for 3 hours and the rest you have finished and postponed, so far they have no ambition to collect anything.
Your question is about duplicates?
Even with precious gems, for example, it does not hurt -when there are more of the same species in the collection---( Of course, it's my humor for colleagues in a better mood)
This is a cheap little pile of stones from all over the world, the grandchildren don't like it anymore and we will see it in the future.
Quote: "ABonymous"Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection.
It seems that there are many duplicates in this box, was that intentional?
Yup! I tend to include duplicates as well in all my collections. (One can never have too much of one thing ) Also, it kind of calms my paranoid self that at least I still have more of one object if something bad happens or if one piece gets lost.
Architecture Grad | Visual Artist | Coin Collector
Renacimiento Manila | Origami Pilipinas | UP TFA | Climate Reality https://www.instagram.com/abonymous916/
Quote: "ABonymous"Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection.
It seems that there are many duplicates in this box, was that intentional?
Have a nice day to colleagues.
I wanted to awaken the collector's passion in my grandchildren, I bought them a bag of semi-precious stones to sort , fun for 3 hours and the rest you have finished and postponed, so far they have no ambition to collect anything.
Your question is about duplicates?
Even with precious gems, for example, it does not hurt -when there are more of the same species in the collection---( Of course, it's my humor for colleagues in a better mood)
This is a cheap little pile of stones from all over the world, the grandchildren don't like it anymore and we will see it in the future.
I agree to this one as well!
Architecture Grad | Visual Artist | Coin Collector
Renacimiento Manila | Origami Pilipinas | UP TFA | Climate Reality https://www.instagram.com/abonymous916/
Quote: "ABonymous"Other than coins, banknotes, and (to some extent) tokens, I'm also collecting bouncy balls, rocks, and dice! The photo below is only a part of my collection.
It seems that there are many duplicates in this box, was that intentional?
Yup! I tend to include duplicates as well in all my collections. (One can never have too much of one thing ) Also, it kind of calms my paranoid self that at least I still have more of one object if something bad happens or if one piece gets lost.
My friend is an avid photographer and has a backup of his photos on 2 different web storage sites. 2 physical drives at home, one in the garage and one drive at his work place. He echoes what you said....what if something happens to one drive.....
Somehow it did happen that throughout the last year or two I decided that collecting coins is absolutely boring.
Recently I become aware that there are websites where I can register other "personal collections" accumulated since my childhood, namely Discogs (for music) and Goodreads (for books).
First, on music: I don't own much music in physical formats, but I'm happy that I can register (almost) everything in the database. I was pleasantly surprised that I can enter not only "real" records but also so-called "unofficial" ones, and that it is very easy (when compared with coins in Numista) to become a person who can claim the ownership of something unique: I've got bunch of records not present in the database or not owned by anyone else (or, more precisely, by other users of the website). Maybe I'm not a real collector, because I'm not inclined to acquire physical records which I wouldn't enjoy listening to many times, and all physical formats now in 2022 are instances of obsolete (and harmful for the environment) technologies anyway, but yes, I'm sentimental about them – it is pleasant to be surrounded by the shelves full of records, playback equipment... and books. (And it is better when the books dominate the picture.)
And now a word or two about books: previously I've thought that Goodreads is a website for people who can (or want) read only in English, and preferably something that is present in current TOP-10 of Amazon and/or Bill Gates' reading list. (Of course I prefer books in my own language, because I'm a fan of it.) But no, the situation is already different: there are many books in other languages registered in the database (both fiction and nonfiction) and it is easy to fill the gaps quickly. So I started registering what I own, and possibly in the future I will also register other books I've read (or at least just notable ones). I enjoy this process, again not so much of the pure inclination of collecting and/or hoarding something, but because I enjoy making sort of a personal journal of my past life, of my attempts to broaden horizons and educate myself.
I wouldn't say I collect them, but I do have an extensive book library. I've been using Goodreads for a while. It's nice to know what I've read and what I thought of it. If anything, I guess you could say I collect Anne McCaffrey books. Fell in love with Pern when I was a grade schooler and that passion has carried through to adulthood.
For actual collections, I'm pretty big into comic books. I buy a lot of new stuff, but I always keep an eye out for older books. Even though they aren't worth much, I've got a soft spot for books from the 90's and 80's. Just snagged a copy of Venom: Lethal Protector #1 (1st solo series) and Marvel Spotlight #6 (1st appearance of Star-Lord) in an eBay lot for cheap. I don't have a lot of keys, just can't afford them, but I've got a few. My favorite book right now is my Something is Killing the Children #1 Jenny Frisson virgin variant. Right now it's worth a little over $200 but should heat up even more when the Netflix series comes out.
"What we are is not as important as what we aren't"
Books
Medals
Silver Art Bars
I am also a Robin Hood collector. I've got maybe 500 books from different authors, publishers, languages and printings. From antique figurines to kids toys. String puppets to movie posters. Since I've been more interested in coins though my Robin Hood budget has shrunken to zero.
In the past
- I did 30 years of comic book collecting, basically anything related to Marvel Comics' X-Men mutant superhero group - gave it up 8 years ago, most of it sold off and looking to get rid of the last of it.
- Was collecting a signature guitar pin from every Hard Rock Cafe opened, started this 25 years ago when I was working on cruise ships, when they weren't opening and closing them faster than I could get pins. Realized I could never finish this collection - had about 180 guitars from 180 different Cafes, Hotels, Clubs, and Casinos. Selling those off, maybe 40 left.
- Was collecting glossy 8"x10" photographs of my favourite ice hockey players and getting them autographed (but I knew that was to sell them off later on to pay for some vacations). Had about 200, most gone except for a specific subset mentioned below..
- Recently took a year and a half to upgrade my collection of all Disney/Pixar movies from DVDs to Blu-ray when Disney+ streaming service came out and people were selling their copies, knowing that I wasn't going to get the service. Until I fell prey to the one month trial for $1.99 trap. And now I have the service anyway because the wife found a lot that she likes..
What is current and not numismatica?
- I'll still get a hard copy of the new Disney and Pixar movies, even if I keep the Disney+ service.
- Of the ice hockey autographed photos, I kept the ones of every player to score 500 goals or more over his career in the regular season, and some of the ones that should get there in the future.
- I kept all the Hard Rock Cafe guitar pins of the Cafes my wife and I have visited/eaten at together (plus the cities where I proposed and where we got married). If that means we visit one now and I've already sold the pin from there, I'll get a new one.
Quote: "Collectable Cash"Cigarette cards and tea cards I have a whole set of brook bond tea cards quite cool items to collect
I have the full set too in books. I was missing one set and sent them a letter in 1973 to see if I could get it. They replied that they only had one copy of each in their archive and wished they had kept more. I later found someone who had it and traded some stamps for it. It was series one songbirds.
1. Coins.2. Elongated coins.3. Banknotes.
4. Stamps.5. Fossils.6. Semi precious stones and minerals.7. McMillan cancer charity lapel pin badges.
(McMillan are the largest issuer of charity badges in the UK)
8. Postcards.9. Diecast vehicles mainly police /fire /ambulances 1/76 scale.
10. Eddie Stobart Diecast model trucks, vans and plant 1/76 scale.
11. Books by author Terry Pratchett.
12. Metal detecting finds and junk.
I had to clean out my storage unit recently to save money and realised most of it was just junk. But there were some treasures from my childhood.
One was an obsession I had with Garfield (The orange cat) from about 1988 to 2000. I had plenty of the soft toys, figurines and nearly every book to that point.
I have just found them and realised the cartoons are still funny, but will hardly go back to it as it was childish and rather 80s. Although the Youtube internet craze over turning him into a horror thing is bizarre “Gorefield”.
Same with my old Asterix books in the 80s, quite funny but the racism in them would not fly today. I am amazed that Europeans were still drawing Africans with ruby red lips covering the bottom half of their faces and long ape like arms as late as 1983!
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Paper cups for mouthwash (two pictured but I got 5 the other three are being used to store coins) plus some hand sanitiser (one has the printing slightly off centred)
Finally Emirates plastic cups (got four in total).
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Those pics are of just a few I have. They are EFE or Corgi die cast Model Buses the vast majority of them from the UK.
I was heavily into collecting them from 2005 to around 2015. I used to buy them second hand in batches of 6 or 8 and get them shipped to Australia via surface mail (Sea Mail) to keep costs down. Then I kind of lost interest and got more serious about coins.
Currently my wife is “Encouraging” me to get rid of them. I have sold about 6 of them but it is like selling your children.
Cheers Mike
Master Referee - See my profile for what I collect.
Those pics are of just a few I have. They are EFE or Corgi die cast Model Buses the vast majority of them from the UK.
I was heavily into collecting them from 2005 to around 2015. I used to buy them second hand in batches of 6 or 8 and get them shipped to Australia via surface mail (Sea Mail) to keep costs down. Then I kind of lost interest and got more serious about coins.
Currently my wife is “Encouraging” me to get rid of them. I have sold about 6 of them but it is like selling your children.
I collect functional typewriters! Preferably non-electric.
It all begun because we had a teacher in my high school who wanted computer free lessons, but my handwritting is terrible. Unfortunatly I never got to try this with my teacher 😂
Most of them are with Danish keyboard, but I really hope to get different languages too.
My favourit by design is the red one, since I love red!
Probably oldest (looking) I have, so far. Biggest and most advanced. Still trying to figurer it out! Smallest and most portabel. It doesn't have the Danish Å, but it has ñ instead! This is also the one I use the most, when I write letters or alikeMy granfather said hw used this type during his military service, during the cold warMy first real foreign language typewriter. Arabic. Notice the handle placement. Quite new, still getting to know it (also seems to have a few flaws), and I don't know Arabic, haha. My collection so far. Still growing hopefully!
I have a soft spot for origami paper cranes.
Read or watch about "Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes".
Spread a little peace and happiness wherever you go :)
Paper cups for mouthwash (two pictured but I got 5 the other three are being used to store coins) plus some hand sanitiser (one has the printing slightly off centred)
Finally Emirates plastic cups (got four in total).
Paper cups for mouthwash (two pictured but I got 5 the other three are being used to store coins) plus some hand sanitiser (one has the printing slightly off centred)
Finally Emirates plastic cups (got four in total).
I bet they're are still looking for those…
Well most of the items get thrown away apart from headphones, plates and silverware from business class and up because those type of headphones are like real proper headphones and the other items can be reused.
The one that is discussed most is the safety cards which is illegal to take from an aircraft unless the card has been damaged, regulations updated or the plane has been decommissioned for scrap then the cards can be removed by collectors.
Believe me collecting amenity kits is a hobby very few people know about and the most valuable ones are from obscure airlines, pre 1980s or from famous aircraft such as Concorde.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Things that I am and was collecting, besides numismatics:
philately
deltiology
books (mostly about history)
vinyl records (1970's to 1990's)
Not generalized collections but very specialized.
10 years ago I still had all the personal computers since the first one that I purchased in 1988. All the monitors and the first two computers are now gone. I still have all the cellphones that I have purchased, except the first two from the 1980's and 1990's.
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
Things that I am and was collecting, besides numismatics:
philately
deltiology
books (mostly about history)
vinyl records (1970's to 1990's)
Not generalized collections but very specialized.
10 years ago I still had all the personal computers since the first one that I purchased in 1988. All the monitors and the first two computers are now gone. I still have all the cellphones that I have purchased, except the first two from the 1980's and 1990's.
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
The same with ketchup.
Yes, and those as well, even though I rarely buy/eat junk food anymore. I always feel so ripped-off after such a meal. McD is the worst with BKing second. We eat home made burgers now - all fresh and only at 20% of the price of junk food.
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
The same with ketchup.
Yes, and those as well, even though I rarely buy/eat junk food anymore. I always feel so ripped-off after such a meal. McD is the worst with BKing second. We eat home made burgers now - all fresh and only at 20% of the price of junk food.
When you make your own burgers you don't have to worry about getting skimped on condiments.
Things that I am and was collecting, besides numismatics:
philately
deltiology
books (mostly about history)
vinyl records (1970's to 1990's)
Not generalized collections but very specialized.
10 years ago I still had all the personal computers since the first one that I purchased in 1988. All the monitors and the first two computers are now gone. I still have all the cellphones that I have purchased, except the first two from the 1980's and 1990's.
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
Deltiology - wasn't aware of this word.
I used to collect them for a while many years ago.
This a hobby made famous by Tom Hanks. He has a good collection.
Open a swap with him😉
I didn't know that! Interesting.
I was tempted to jokingly ask: “Sooo… Anyone wanna swap typewritters? Greek? Cyrilic? Hangul? Other languages? Swapping for Danish typewritters.” 😂
Probably not worth the postage price though, haha.
I have a soft spot for origami paper cranes.
Read or watch about "Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes".
Spread a little peace and happiness wherever you go :)
I collect functional typewriters! Preferably non-electric.
That is really cool. At least you do not have to worry about how to communicate when the Internet goes stone age.
As I argued some years ago, after aquirering my second typewritter:
“A non electronic and portable computer, which is more green and without dangerous components. Can't be hacked and print in real time. Saves money on printer and ink. No need to update nor will it get outdated, like modern computers. Something which a technologically illiterate like me can use… Just annoying if I need mutiple examples of the same text, haha"
I have a soft spot for origami paper cranes.
Read or watch about "Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes".
Spread a little peace and happiness wherever you go :)
PS. Almost forgot - those small packages of sugar you get everywhere when you buy a coffee. They are really nice to have when going on roadtrips.
The same with ketchup.
Much more came to mind after having a conversation with my wife. It's not exactly a collection, but the kitchen drawers has an extended and very nice assortment of single wrapped items one tends to get or can take when dining out, flying or staying at a hotel:
sugar
salt
pepper
ketchup
mustard
mayo (various)
milk, cream (powder or liquid)
tea (bag or instant)
coffee (instant)
Then there are also utensils in different materials and colours:
spoon (large, small)
fork
knife
chopsticks
napkin
toothpick (even with mint flavour)
wet tissue
In some places it is still possible to get such items with their logo printed to the wrapping or directly to the item.
That is one hobby that needs a lot of knowledge and equipment. Different temperature zones for different wines etc. Doesn't necessarily have to be expensive, especially when living in a wine country.
I'll stick to whisky and rum where the only mischief is the angel's share. 🧚
One of my collecting interests is, like with coins, connected to “nautica” but on stamps.
Here are a few pages from the collection. All texts are handwritten and pages made specifically for their content. Time consuming but brings me pleasure.
One of my collecting interests is, like with coins, connected to “nautica” but on stamps.
Here are a few pages from the collection. All texts are handwritten and pages made specifically for their content. Time consuming but brings me pleasure.
Amazing, and very well done. Go on with unique hobby, delightfully executed.
We have just found one of these in a load of dug soil in one of our, is it worth anything? 
, the French singers on the fringes of the mass distribution (them at least have something to say ...) and the Jazz with Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, only with these two artists there are already dozens of records
I used to collect shells as well.
